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Lee Roy Hisek, who was inducted posthumously, was one of the greatest sprinters in USD school history. He was a four-time NCC sprint champion. A member of the 1970 400-yard relay champs, Hisek won 100-yard NCC dash titles in 1969 (10.0) and 1970 (9.7). Hisek also won the NCC title in the 220-yard dash in 1969 (21.7). He was the 1969 NCC MVP at the outdoor championships. Called the “Tyndall Tornado,” he set state high school records with a 9.8 in the 100-yard dash and a 22.3 in the 220-yard dash. He also anchored two winning and record-setting relays for Tyndall High, which helped Tyndall win its 10th team state title. While in high school, he played on a state championship baseball team and was an all-state running back in football. After leaving USD, Hisek served as a graduate assistant at USD, a high school coach for five years and Yankton College’s head track coach for two years. Originally from Tyndall, S.D., he earned a B.S. in Education (physical education) in 1971 and earned a Master’s degree in exercise physiology from Kansas University. Hisek also earned a graduate degree in physical therapy from USD in 1994. A former fitness director at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Health Center in Paris, Texas, he worked at a wellness center in Kansas City, Mo. He was inducted in the South Dakota High School Track Hall of Fame in 1988. Hisek died in 1995. His wife, Bonnie, and children live in Yankton, S.D.
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